Chinese mother sells newborn boy for $7,000

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The mother had a son from a previous marriage and thought a new baby would be bad for the elder child.

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A woman in central China has been prosecuted for selling her newborn baby for $7,000

The 30-year-old woman, surnamed Huang, allegedly colluded with a obstetrician

The case came to light in August after the boy's grandmother alerted police

Hong Kong (CNN)A woman in central China has been prosecuted for selling her newborn baby for $7,000, state media reports said, the latest of a string of shocking cases that have shed light on the country's trade in children.

The 30-year-old woman, surnamed Huang, allegedly colluded with an obstetrician, Yang, in Xinxiang county, Henan province, to sell the baby boy, according to details published in the Procuratorial Daily, a legal publication.

According to the U.S. State Department's 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, China does not fully comply with the recommended minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, the report says it is making significant efforts to do.